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Lap-Chee Tsui (1950-)
By: Kristina Winikates
| Published: Nov 10, 2011
Lap-Chee Tsui is a geneticist who discovered the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene, and his research team sequenced human chromosome 7. As the location of…
PeopleTsui, Lap-CheeCystic FibrosisReproductionBiography
Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
By: Grace Fitzgerald
| Published: Aug 01, 2022
As of 2022, Trisomy 21 is the most common type of trisomy, or a condition where the person has three instead of the normal two copies of one of the…
Genetic DisordersGenetic disorders in childrenGenetic disorders in pregnancyGenetic disorders--DiagnosisDown syndrome
“The Intergenerational Effects of Fetal Programming: Non-genomic Mechanisms for the Inheritance of Low Birth Weight and Cardiovascular Risk” (2004), by Amanda J. Drake and Brian R. Walker
By: Carrie Keller
| Published: Nov 26, 2020
In 2004, Amanda J. Drake and Brian R. Walker published “The Intergenerational Effects of Fetal Programming: Non-genomic Mechanisms for the…
LiteratureReproductive HealthGestationFetal MonitoringFetal Distress
Neural Tube Defects (NTD): Folic Acid and Pregnancy
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Oct 20, 2010
In the US, one in 1000 births is affected by neural tube defects (NTD). A neural tube defect is a birth defect involving the malformation of body…
Neural Tube DefectsReproductionCongenital DisordersHuman Development
Life's Greatest Miracle (2001), by Julia Cort and NOVA
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 20, 2010
The Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) documentary Life's Greatest Miracle (abbreviated Miracle, available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/…
LiteratureHuman DevelopmentReproductionMovies
Meiosis in Humans
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Mar 24, 2011
Meiosis, the process by which sexually-reproducing organisms generate gametes (sex cells), is an essential precondition for the normal formation of…
MeiosisReproductionHuman Development
In the Womb (2005), by Toby Mcdonald and National Geographic Channel
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 20, 2010
Written, produced, and directed by Toby Mcdonald, the 2005 National Geographic Channel film In the Womb uses the most recent technology to provide an…
LiteratureHuman DevelopmentReproductionMoviesFetus
Studies of Thalidomide's Effects on Rodent Embryos from 1962-2008
By: Joanna Yang, Chanapa Tantibanchachai
| Published: Mar 07, 2014
Thalidomide is a sedative drug introduced to European markets on 1 October 1957 after extensive testing on rodent embryos to ensure its safety. Early…
ContextTeratogenicity testingAbnormalities, HumanThalidomide--Side effectsThalidomide
Fetal Programming
By: Carrie Keller
| Published: Nov 03, 2020
Fetal programming, or prenatal programming, is a concept that suggests certain events occurring during critical points of pregnancy may cause…
Diabetes in pregnancyMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMetabolism in pregnancyMaternal-Fetal MedicineMothers--Nutrition
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene
By: Kristina Winikates
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene was identified in 1989 by geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui and his research team as the…
Cystic FibrosisReproductionCongenital DisordersHuman Development